Combined tampon packer and syringe



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Nov. 6 IE923.

C. L. TINKER COMBINED TAMPON PACKER AND SYRINGE Filed Oct. 23. 192

Illll Witwe/oa COMBNED TAMPON PACKER AND SYRINGE.

Application filed october 23, 19 .72.

To all whom z'z may concern Be it known that l, CHARLES L. Ttienne, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Fhiladelphia, in the county of rluscarawas and State ot Chio, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Combined Tampon Packers and Syringes; and l do declare the iiollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in surgical instruments and has reference more particularly to the so called tampon packers which are used tor packing strips of antiseptic gauze, known as tampons, in cavities or the body. Devices ot this character are provided with a tube through which the tampon is forced by means of a suitable plunger rod or tork and it is the object or' my invention to provide a second tube applicable around the exterior of the iirst mentioned tube and provided with a rounded perforated front end, while its rear end has a detachable fluid-tight connect-ion with said lirst mentioned tube. rlChus, by adapting the rear end of the tampon-guiding tube for the attachment oi a liquid supply tube thereto, said tampon-guiding tube may be used to supply a liquid to the perforated outer tube. forming an edective syringe.

lVith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject mat-ter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing Figure l is a side elevation of a surgical instrument constructed in accordance with my invention.

F ig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3 or Fig. l.

Fig. e is a longitudinal section through the tampon-guiding tube, showing its end closed by a rounded plug, lor insertion into a cavity oli the body without injury.

Fig. 5 is a duplicate ot Fig. 4; with the exception that it illustrates the tampon-feeding rod in the tampon-guiding tube.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation partly in section, of the external tube.

ln the drawings above' briefly described, the numeral l designates a relatively small tube for insertion into any cavity of the body for the purpose of guiding a strip of ab- Serial No. 596,302.

sorbent gauze, known as a tampon, into said cavity. l/Vhen inserting the tube, its front end is closed by a rounded plug 3 carried by a wire or rod el having a suitable operating handle 5 for inserting it through and drawing it from the tube l. After inserting the tube l and withdrawing the plug 2 and rod l, another rod or fork 6 is insertable into the tube, Jfor feeding the tampon therethrough. rllhe handle 7 of the rod 6 strikes the rear end of the tube l before the forked end or said rod can project from the front end of the tube l and hence no injury can result.

rlhe construction so ar described is nothing more than an ordinary tampon packer, but l provide means whereb this packer may be converted into an e ective syringe. In obtaining this result, employ a relatively large tube 8 to surround the tube l in spaced relation thereto, the rear end of said tube 8 having a fluid-tight connection with the tube l, while the front end of said tube 8 is rounded as indicated at 9 and is formed with liquid discharge perforations 10. lt will thus be seen that by applying a liquid supply tube 1l to the rear end of the tampon-guiding tube l, which is adapted for that purpose, a liquid can be supplied to the device and the latter used advantageously as a syringe. This use preferably takes place before the tampon is packed in place, but not necessarily so. lt will be seen that the device is quickly and easily convertible for use either as a syringe or tampon packer, simply by applying or removing the tube 8, as occasion may require.

ln the preferred torni of construction, a head l2 is secured around the rear portion of the tube l and is threaded as at 13, ifor engagement with internal screw threads in the tube 8, thereby forming a quickly separable fluid-tight connection between the two tubes. lf desired, the head 12 may carry a suitable operating handle 14e.

As excellent results are obtained from the details disclosed, they are preferably Jfollowed, but wit-hin the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

l. rlhe combination with a tampon packer including a tampon guiding tube; of an outer tube adapted to receive said tamponguiding tube, and means for connecting the rear end of said outer tube with said tampongudngtube in a Huid-tight manner, the front end of sad Quter tube being rounded andy perforatedy whereby a liquid fed through the tampon-guldingetube may be discharged 5 from said outer tube, the rear endA of said tampon-guiding tube bengfJe-dapted for the yattachment of a liquid supply tube thereto.

2. A structure as spe'cfledin claim lthe connecting means for Jlhe two tubes Consisting/f a thleaded heatl1-0tli`e tfainpOn-guding tube, up'n which said outer tube is adapted to be threaded.

In testimony Where'f I have hereunto( axed my s1g11ature. n

,CHARLES L. TINKER. 

